HBO Planning a Third WWII Miniseries From Spielberg and Hanks

After teaming together as producer/director and actor for Saving Private Ryan on the big screen in 1998, Spielberg and Hanks continued their look at WWII by executive producing Band of Brothersin 2001 and The Pacificin 2010. While those mini-series focused on the war on the ground and at sea, respectively, the new mini-series will focus on the war in the skies, taking a look at the officers and enlisted men who served in the “Mighty Eighth” Air Force.

HBO states that the as-yet-untitled mini-series will be based in part on the book “Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany” by Donald L. Miller, though other books may also serve as inspiration.

Hanks and Spielberg will executive produce, along with Gary Goetzman, for Playtone and Amblin Television.

Band of Brothers and The Pacific won a combined total of 14 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Mini-series in both 2002 and 2010.

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